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{{song-3|
|song name                 = Thrill You Or Kill You
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|Link= Unreleased Songs]]
|performer                 = [[André Cymone]]; [[The Rebels]]
|writer(s)                 = [[André Cymone]]
|producer(s)               = [[Pepé Willie]] and Tony Silvester; [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|previous song             = [[Thou Shall Not Kill]]
|next song                 = [[Rhonda Smith: Time|Time]]
|introduction              = '''Thrill You Or Kill You''' is an unreleased track recorded in February 1978 at [[Music Farm Studios]] in New York, NY, USA, around the same time as of sessions led by [[Pepé Willie]] intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient The Main Ingredient] to use as demos for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imperials The Imperials], who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced [[I Feel For You]], [[With You]] and [[André Cymone]]’s original version of [[Do Me, Baby]]). 

The track was then re-recorded between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album (the same set of sessions that produced [[Too Long]], [[Disco Away]], [[U|You]], [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love You Tonight]], [[The Loser]], [[Hard To Get]] and the instrumentals [[Dez & Mother Plucker]] and [[Dumb-ass Cock Sucker Blues?]]). The song was written by [[André Cymone]]. Lyrically, the song shares many similarities with [[Irresistible Bitch]], including a very similar first verse, but this track was not directly quoted, and the two tracks should be considered distinct.
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = February 1978
|studio                    = [[Music Farm Studios]], <br>New York, NY, USA
|additional info           = Preliminary version
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 10-21 July 1979
|studio                  = [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]], <br>Boulder, CO, USA
|additional info           = Tracking
}}
|recording personnel       = 
'''Preliminary recording'''
*[[André Cymone]] - lead vocals and bass guitar (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - guitar, synthesizer and keyboards (assumed)
*[[Pepé Willie]] - synthesizer, percussion (assumed)
<br>
'''The Rebels recording'''
*[[André Cymone]] - lead vocals and bass guitar
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums
*[[Dez Dickerson]] - guitar
*[[Dr. Fink]] - keyboards
*[[Gayle Chapman]] - keyboards
|unreleased versions       = 
{{Unreleased|
|line=
{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Thrill You Or Kill You'''
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded in February 1978
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{{Unreleasedline|
|1= '''Thrill You Or Kill You'''
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded 10-21 July 1979
}}
}}
|video versions            = 
|broadcasts, streaming     = 
|sampled in                = 
|first live appearance     = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]]
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    = 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
* [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] unreleased album
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
*''[https://www.amazon.com/If-You-See-Me-Six-Decade/dp/168134176X If You See Me: My Six-Decade Journey in Rock and Roll, Pepé Willie (2021)]''
|categories                = [[Category:1979]][[Category:Recorded 1978]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)‏‎‏‎]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
}}